Beverly D'Angelo

Guide Note

Beverly D'Angelo is a character actress who is best know for her role in the Vacation movies co-starring Chevy Chase. She can now be seen on the hit HBO television show Entourage.

Fast Facts

1. Born: November 15, 1951
2. Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
3. Once worked as a cartoonist for Hanna-Barbera Studios
4. Once dated director Milos Forman
5. Has two children with actor Al Pacino
6. Grandfather, architect Howard Dwight Smith, designed Ohio Stadium

D'Angelo began appearing on broadway in 1976. After a few hits during the 1970s, D'Angelo had her big break in 1983, playing alongside Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Vacation. She went on to play Helen Griswold in the three other "Vacation" movies up to 1997's Vegas Vacation.

She has had recurring roles on Law & Order: SVU and Entourage. D'Angelo also provided the voice for the character Lurleen Lumpkin on The Simpsons in 1992, and again in 2008.

D'Angelo became involved with Al Pacino in 1997. The couple had twins together, but broke up soon after they were born in 2001. D'Angelo and Pacino currently share custody of the children.